Systems/Network Engineer in Melbourne, Australia.
Passionate about automation. Enthusiastic about technology and how it can be applied to make the world a better place.

Blog posts

• Deploying ZPA ZEN Connectors

  These notes will cover how to deploy a ZEN Connector for Zscaler Private Access (ZPA)

  January 5, 2020 - 11 minute read -

  azure zscaler lab notes

• Configuring Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) to use Azure AD

  Set Azure Active Directory (AAD) as the Identity Provider (IdP) for the Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) service. Configure SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) and SCIM Provisioning.

  January 2, 2020 - 6 minute read -

  azure zscaler lab notes

• Configuring Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) to use Azure AD

  Set Azure Active Directory (AAD) as the Identity Provider (IdP) for the Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) service. Configure SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) and SCIM Provisioning.

  January 1, 2020 - 5 minute read -

  azure zscaler lab notes

• Set up Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) free for your Homelab

  Configure the free version of Azure AD for your lab environment using your own domain name.

  December 31, 2019 - 4 minute read -

  azure guides lab

• Deploying Windows Server with an Azure Free Account

  Microsoft allow you one free Windows B1s VM for 12 months as part of the free Azure account. This guide will show you how to deploy Windows Server for lab use within the limits of the free tier.

  December 30, 2019 - 11 minute read -

  azure guides windows lab

• How to replace your PS4's HDD and upgrade to an SSD

  Swapping your PS4's Hard Drive (HDD) out for a Solid State Drive (SSD) is a great way to improve performance and breathe new life into your console.

  August 16, 2019 - 9 minute read -

  gaming guides

• Zero Touch Provisioning Juniper (Junos OS) devices with Sky Enterprise

  ZTP is a great way to start down the automation path, but is often labelled 'too hard' or 'too complex'. This guide will cover how to ZTP Juniper devices using the Sky Enterprise management platform.

  December 13, 2018 - 14 minute read -

  juniper guides

• Connecting Juniper Sky Enterprise to Aerohive HiveManager

  Sky Enterprise can monitor your Aerohive APs, but documentation on how to do so is a bit hard to find. This post will explain how to link Sky Enterprise to HiveManager so that you can monitor your Aerohive APs from within Sky Enterprise.

  July 24, 2018 - 3 minute read -

  juniper aerohive guides

• Unlocking or changing the super password for Junos Space 17.2, 18.X

  In the 17.2R1 release for Junos Space, the process for unlocking or changing the password for the super account has changed.

  February 19, 2018 - 3 minute read -

  juniper guides

• Deploying a multi-node, multi-server Kafka Cluster with Docker

  A Docker deployment of Kafka avoids the need to manually configure each broker and provides a very simple and scalable installation methodology; particularly over multiple servers.

  December 15, 2017 - 6 minute read -

  guides docker kafka networking

• Installing Docker CE on Red Hat with no internet access

  The free Docker CE is not compatible with RHEL, so how can we install it, resolve dependencies, and transfer images - all on a RHEL server with no internet access?

  November 30, 2017 - 5 minute read -

  guides docker